Gateau De Sirop

Name: Gateau De Sirop
Ingredients: 12 cup butter, slightly softened at room temperature, more for buttering pan; 2 cups flour, more for pan; 12 cup sugar; 2 cups cane syrup, preferably Steen's, more for serving; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon salt; 12 teaspoon baking soda; 12 cup buttermilk; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (optional); 12 cup coarsely chopped toasted pecans, for serving; whipped cream, for serving

11 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

12 cup butter, slightly softened at room temperature, more for buttering pan
2 cups flour, more for pan
12 cup sugar
2 cups cane syrup, preferably Steen's, more for serving
2 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
12 teaspoon baking soda
12 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract (optional)
12 cup coarsely chopped toasted pecans, for serving
whipped cream, for serving

Directions

1

Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2

Thickly butter and flour a tube pan, large loaf pan or 13-by-9-inch baking pan.
3

In a mixer, cream butter and sugar together until fluffy.
4

Mix in syrup and eggs.
5

In a bowl, combine flour, salt and baking soda.
6

Add half of this mixture and half the buttermilk to syrup mixture and mix.
7

Repeat, then mix in vanilla, if using.
8

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 45 to 60 minutes, until springy to the touch.
9

Cool in pan on rack.
10

Serve in slices or squares, with a dollop of whipped cream, a sprinkling of chopped nuts and a drizzle of cane syrup on top.